Synopsis:
Seven years after a devastating global pandemic, a wary traveler and a talkative aging professor form an uneasy alliance to track a vanished doctor along the desolate Northern Line — a path that may lead to a rumored settlement in the far north.
The Journeyman is a narrative survival game emphasizing ambient design that I am actively working on as a solo developer.
The Shelter, built in Ren'Py, is a working demo that serves as an early prototype for the first chapter of The Journeyman, one of five chapters planned.
Play the demo: You can play the Chapter One demo in browswer here: The Shelter Demo 1.3 at Itch.io
Key Features
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The Shelter offers a first look at Chapter One, featuring exploration, dialogue, and choice-driven storytelling in a bleak but immersive world.
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Set on the West Pacific, you are a "Journeyman" navigating a dangerous northern route, a land rife with plague, scarcity, and death.
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Told in chapters, you will team up with other survivors as you make your way north along the dangerous “Northern Line.”
The Journeyman
Ambient Narrative Game (2025)
In-Game Still from The Shelter Prototype
In-Game Still from The Shelter Prototype
Ambient Teaser for The Shelter
In-Game Stills and Design drafts from the Shelter and Concept Art for The Journeyman
In-Game Footage from The Shelter Prototype
In-Game Still from The Shelter Prototype
In-Game Footage from The Shelter Prototype